Thanks, man. Out of all the chess gurus I subscribe to on TH-cam, yours is the one that gets the most emotional response out of me. Your obvious delight with the game reminds me of why I play chess in the first place, which is priceless when I'm on a losing streak. Thanks for sharing, it's hugely appreciated.
Thank you, Dereque! Your explanations are not only clear and concise, but very colorful! Your high intelligence is obvious, not only because of your high level of chess prowess, but because of your prowess of our English language. Dereque, it would be very helpful if you could have videos of many more openings. For me, friend, I'm hearing Impaired, and I understand your speaking voice very clearly. It's wonderful to have your instructions in your eloquent, knowledgeable, and understandable English. Stay cool, Bro!
+Jerryan Rivers :) All great news, what a wonderful comment to hear! You don't know how helpful it is as I'm writing to feel assured that what's being written is being received so well. I'm glad you're finding the videos helpful!
White is generally careful when playing this because it may leave him vulnerable to ...e6-e5 (when there is less pressure on d5 than before) or more commonly Black can chip away with ...b7-b6. Keeping pressure on d5 reduces Black's options since he always has to keep the d5-pawn under observation. This pressure on d5 also works in concert with the bishop on g2. Still, at a later phase when White has milked the tension for it's maximum c4-c5 along with b4-b5 can make a great deal of sense.
1) Dereque, I love your lessons. You are a wonderful communicator and a great teacher. You speak with brilliant clarity. You give the openings and theory a human character, which appeals to logicians and those interested in the art of war. Your relaxed yet precise style gives chess both a seriousness and proper sense of fun. Love it.
He's talking about whatever and then it's like this voice inside is head goes "Don't forget to smile!" and then his face turns from :| to :D. Has anyone noticed that in every single thumbnail he's smiling? :D :D :D :D :D
Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. It's an interesting question and it would certainly depend on the circumstances... but in general White's pawn chain would be vulnerable to ...b6 as you say, as well as ...a5 in reply to b2-b4 when a2-a3 may not work because ...axb4 may reveal a pin between the rooks). Even if Black simply plays ...b6 and replies to b2-b4 with ...bxc5, he may still find that the b-file offers play. Those are some considerations that come to mind.
Your videos are very helpful in introducing me to various openings. Every time an opponent plays an opening I am not familiar with, I look if you have a video addressing the opening. And most of the times you do! :). Thanks!
(2/2) Here is an example continuation: 11...Qe8 12.Nf3 g5 13.Nd3. Unfortunately bringing the queen to h5 actually does not yield much because White is not actually vulnerable on the h2-square. h2-h3 is always possible as a reply to …Ng4, and in any case, White will soon be bringing another knight to e5 (Nfe5) which also covers the g4 square. Therefore, Black’s attack does not proceed so smoothly and White seems to find himself with plenty of time to grow his strategic initiative.
Thank you so much for this video! You are by far the most interesting opening teacher I have seen! The way you take time to explain (without going into too much depth) how and why a move is good or bad by exploring many ideas is phenomenal! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for the comment! It does seemed biased towards ideas for White, I agree. I personally enjoy (and have also enjoyed in the past) studying the most "accurate" lines for both sides. When it comes to analyzing an opening like the Dutch, I'm more interested to examine if and how White maintains an edge and I find this very instructive. Then the videos are, perhaps, a reflection of this style of thinking. Another instructor, -you-, may have a totally different spin!
Excellent question and discussion. In fact in my two tournament games where I've played against this system I played in that fashion but it does not seem that White has anything after this. The inclusion of the a4 & ...a5 makes White's queenside play really tricky to unfold.
Professionally developed video. Clear. Crisp. Your narration is amazing. It's informative and the included art helps assist visualisation. We're all eagerly waiting for your next video! Thank you Dereque.
just plugged it in, you're right, slight edge to White, but the static weakness on b3 doesn't give White much room to expand while Black has K-side space
(1/2) This is an excellent question! I learned a lot from pondering it and looking into some games. In fact the move 11...Qe8 appears to be quite natural, combined with some ...g5 and ...Qh5 in the future.
You have so much class!! I really love your channel and i have been recommending it to my friends. You need to be fully recognized on your very unique presentation.
Also, be careful about the "human eyes" point. I see no problem with a knight on a3, so this may be your own perception! In fact, the knight plays Na3-c2-e1-d3 (or f3) eventually coming to support of e5 anyway.
It can be said that its possible to reach Stonewall other ways then starting with f5. for example... 1. d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nc3 d6 4 e3 f5 after this, black develops his light pieces. 4 e3 is a common way for white to avoid Noteboom. If entering Stonewall this way white tends to not fianchetto the bishop.
Good eyes! Some discussion of this is listed below. Essentially inclusion of a4 (and usually ...a5 on Black's part) significantly devalues the exchange anyhow since the queenside pawns are in a disadvantageous position.
Dereque, you're a very charming chess teacher and I like the clear design of your videos. This opening...I have to say, playing Stonewall Dutch is like being bondaged by a massiv german domina.
if you don't like plaing against the Scandinavian defense, try going for the blackmar-diemer gambit. Usually a Scandinavian player is less experienced in handling that opening. I like the English attack against the Sicilian najdorh or the grand prix attack. You can also try out the smith-mora gambit.
excellent illustration and explanation. I do wish you would make another one talking more about the c4 c5 lines. You replied below about c5 to repel the bishop being dangerous but it would be interesting to see what lines result from a premature black capture there as well as white c5
I am really enjoying these videos... I am playing chess from childhood but these information has enhanced my skills as I was not having much idea about openings. So thanks buddy & keep it up (y) :)
Watch & play a whole lot of games and you'll see similarities and themes -- There are a ton of combinations, but they all start with the same setup which is why openings get studied. Endgames leave few pieces to work with, so they have their own strategies depending on what is vs. what. The middle game is the deep strategy. Lots of playing will make strategies and techniques make a lot more sense.
i used to play alot more but now iv been trying to get my son interested in chess but it hardly holds up to video games these days but im not gonna let them win. on the other hand as a kid when my friends an i played iv used these tactics but never knew their names or even that they had names its kinda cool to look at now that im older
Yes! We are playing around with a lot of app ideas. Try searching for my first name in the app store and you'll see one app and the direction it is headed. Perhaps you'll find some aspect of it useful.
I agree with you there in one regard: I very frequently find myself in vastly superior positions, whether in the opening, mid-game or endgame (especially when playing fischer random games to avoid opening theory and play more the positional ideas). But due to my lack of calculation I cannot do the hardest thing in chess: "win a won game." (Forgot who said that...)
I know! I find myself much more of a positional player than tactical (though very poor at it because my calculation abilities are beyond poor...) and at first those knights seemed strange. But after he moved the second to d2 and you start to see the dance of the knights unfold... wow! Just wow!
I trasitioned into the hanham from the English opening against my opponent! was very effective. Maybe we can get some insight on this on your channel sometime!
Yes! Excellent! Intuition, understanding of the game, pattern recognition, knowledge. Calculation usually can't function very well without these things. I'd much rather play against an opponent who had amazing calculation but very little understanding of the game rather than someone who had impeccable feeling for the game but could only see 1 or 2 moves ahead. Wherever you see a calculation mistake is it not often a mistake of chess feeling/intuition as well?
Excellent video, very instructive. Thank you for such informative and enjoyable videos. One question though at 7:20 can't white just play cxd5 destroying the stonewall formation?
Glad you found it instructive! You can think of this exchange as simply trading the c4-pawn for the e6-pawn .. Black's e6-pawn is actually part of the drawback of his formation. The exchange cxd5 allows Black to keep the basic formation of pawns on d5 and f5 (clamping the crucial e4 square) intact while simultaneously giving new scope to Black's light-squared bishop and perhaps more importantly opening the e-file which should definitely come in handy for Black with an eventual ...Re8. In comparison, White stands to gain less from the open c-file.
Sir at 9:37 if white move 1.c5 ; then after that 1. Be7 2. b4,b6 3. a3,a5 4. Bb2 white is doing very nice on the board due to c5 i am not able to find a correct opening against d4 ; which move do you think is a correct alternative to c5 in dutch and in almost all d4 openings
Speaking generally ... The advance of the pawn to the c5-square is beneficial only inasmuch as it can be later followed up with queenside expansion such as bringing the b-pawn all the way to b5, and/or infiltrating the b6-square/b-file to some positive effect. If White doesn't profit from these kind of plans immediately than he will regret having slackened the tension in the center. For example, it is easier for Black to achieve ...e5 under a variety of conditions after White has played c4-c5 since cxd5 is no longer available and the c5-pawn itself can be vulnerable to capture when it is undermined via ...e5. Each concrete position will be different though, of course.
I knew something about this variation and sometime I tried to play with white. The real big problem for me is when black starts the game as a slav defence. In this case he can play stonewall when my knight is already in f3. For example after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 the main move for black is consdered to be 3...Nf6 (after which I play 4.e3) but after 3...e6 4.e3 one of my opponent played 4...f5 and that was a bad surprise for me, because my knight is already in f3.
Nope - the f-pawn's early advance changes the game in important ways. Check out this channel's other video on the Dutch for a run-down of ...g6 & ...Bg7 in the Dutch which is known as the "Leningrad Dutch"
This is broad question with a broad answer. There are plenty of ways to learn more. Feeling not-so-bright is a feeling I share when I work on chess too. What if you put stupidity and smartness aside and ask what (if anything!) you enjoy about the game and do more of that? And take baby steps!
At 12:00 why does Black not play d5xc4? Thanks for the awesome videos, I really like the way you explain the ideas behind the openings, Thanks! PS. Would you consider selling your openings on a DVD? I'm part of a chess club where a number of players do not have easy access to the internet but most probably do have DVD players.
Oh man! I almost wrote you more before but I understood you hadn't really asked for an opinion on this matter. If you are interested I'd be very delighted to share more.
First of all, thanks for making these videos, they are very well made, both explanation and analysis as well as production value. I have a question about the Stonewall Dutch. It'd be nice if you could explain why white doesn't play pawn to c5 to hinder the bishop of playing to d6 and clogging up the black position. This pawn could be defended with b5 and, if that gets attacked a6. I'm sure there are good reasons why this move isn't played, but I can't refute it in my games.
So what I got from this video-lesson it looks like the opening isn't very adviseable for black since white stood better at the end? I play sicilian against 1. e4 but I'm still looking for a decent opening against 1. d4.
Thank You for these. Excellent videos sir. Can you recommend any ebooks on (in ibooks hopefully) regarding principles & chess openings and where they're variations can lead to? (Maybe you can create some digital ebooks with moving pieces using apples iauthor for interactive books not just static. I'll gladly buy. Hope you look into it. Thanks again for these gems sir.
I find most chess books pretty challenging to read unless it is mostly for entertainment and absorbing ideas. I am working right now on a project that I hope will be very similar to what you're requesting but alas we may not be able to complete it :-( Let's hope for the best!
very nice and instructive video thanks. I got problems with white playing against the dutch. One thing you maybe not explained is what should white do if blacks knight moves to e4? I got in big trouble at some games i played. Thanks
It is a complicated subject depending on the situation but many times you should be able to kick it eventually with f2-f3 if you have not already advanced the pawn beyond the f3 square. Good luck with this! Always look up master games in the subject and see what they have done! That is one suggestion! :)
Ah yes! In this case (after 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.Bxf6) 3...gxf6? is very disadvantageous because the g-pawn is needed to protect the king's diagonal e8-h5 (by playing ...g6 if White ever played Qh5+). In this case, White can immediately exploit the weakened diagonal with 4.e4! winning material and gaining a sizeable advantage. (4...fxe4? 5.Qh5#, 4...h5 5.Be2!, 4...e6 5.Qh5+ Ke7 6.exf5)
I'm an English Opening player (or rather: a poor dabbler in it :)), so I find this video very interesting for the white pieces dislocation ideas. There's not an awful lot of players trying Dutch at my level, I guess--not to mention that Dutch isn't much of a response to c4 :)--but it's nice to consider some options for the deployment of the knights. In case black should try to be inventive :).
You often show pawns capturing away from the center, I thought there was a useful rule to capture toward the center. Is this to keep the pawns connected? You show a capture with the E pawn as opposed to the G pawn in this video, is this so that the H pawn is not isolated?
This is a very instructive video but, forgive me for saying this, isn't it somewhat biased towards ideas for white? g3/bg2 isn't so common at lower levels, giving rise to Bxh2 sacrifices, or potent king-side attacks with Ne4, Rf8-f6-h6, Qh4 or Qd8-e8-h5, etc.
Wow, thanks for that interesting introduction into the Stonewall Defense. What a novel idea is the move Nh3 for white. This opening has potential for wrecking a few general opening tenets. A knight on the rim at h3, and taking black's unmoved knight on it's home square of b8. I like it, for white. I'm not sure I'd like it as black.
This is a fine and popular idea. However, it is not too big of a nuisance for White - After Bh4 ...g5 White can often play e3 or e4 threatening checkmate.
Good question! Anytime White plays c4-c5 he is taking pressure off of the d5-pawn and simultaneously creating a fixed pawn chain that is easy to attack. Therefore after Black retreats the bishop (presumably to c7) he can later strike with ...e5 or ...b6 and start breaking down White's advantage. c4-c5 will actually generally prove be a serious strategic mistake for this reason.
+Dereque Kelley would you say that the c4-c5 push plays into blacks hand by strengthening the stonewall formation and giving black more time to develop his pieces?
The various e7 to f6 captures in the first 3 minutes of the video. You use the e pawn to capture the bishop on f6. I was just curious if this was because using the G pawn would then isolate the H pawn? and this would be bad, or would there be an advantage of recapturing with the G pawn?
Just after this, I won a game against a player 400ELO (on chesscube) higher than me. Granted he wasn't paying too much attention and blundered, but guess what? I was playing the english and I have never had such a strong game because I was able to make the best of each piece. I just made problems and the tactics resolved themselves :D
Thanks, man. Out of all the chess gurus I subscribe to on TH-cam, yours is the one that gets the most emotional response out of me. Your obvious delight with the game reminds me of why I play chess in the first place, which is priceless when I'm on a losing streak. Thanks for sharing, it's hugely appreciated.
I believe it's up to you, I definitely studied many openings prior to reaching 2000 and do not feel that it hindered my progress -Dereque
Thank you, Dereque! Your explanations are not only clear and concise, but very colorful! Your high intelligence is obvious, not only because of your high level of chess prowess, but because of your prowess of our English language. Dereque, it would be very helpful if you could have videos of many more openings. For me, friend, I'm hearing
Impaired, and I understand your speaking voice very clearly. It's wonderful to have your instructions in your eloquent, knowledgeable, and understandable English. Stay cool, Bro!
+Jerryan Rivers :) All great news, what a wonderful comment to hear! You don't know how helpful it is as I'm writing to feel assured that what's being written is being received so well. I'm glad you're finding the videos helpful!
White is generally careful when playing this because it may leave him vulnerable to ...e6-e5 (when there is less pressure on d5 than before) or more commonly Black can chip away with ...b7-b6. Keeping pressure on d5 reduces Black's options since he always has to keep the d5-pawn under observation. This pressure on d5 also works in concert with the bishop on g2. Still, at a later phase when White has milked the tension for it's maximum c4-c5 along with b4-b5 can make a great deal of sense.
1) Dereque, I love your lessons. You are a wonderful communicator and a great teacher. You speak with brilliant clarity. You give the openings and theory a human character, which appeals to logicians and those interested in the art of war. Your relaxed yet precise style gives chess both a seriousness and proper sense of fun. Love it.
This internet channel is first- class and exceptionally enlightening and amusing!!
His smile, his great smile!
***** :)
He's talking about whatever and then it's like this voice inside is head goes "Don't forget to smile!" and then his face turns from :| to :D. Has anyone noticed that in every single thumbnail he's smiling? :D :D :D :D :D
Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. It's an interesting question and it would certainly depend on the circumstances... but in general White's pawn chain would be vulnerable to ...b6 as you say, as well as ...a5 in reply to b2-b4 when a2-a3 may not work because ...axb4 may reveal a pin between the rooks). Even if Black simply plays ...b6 and replies to b2-b4 with ...bxc5, he may still find that the b-file offers play. Those are some considerations that come to mind.
Your videos are very helpful in introducing me to various openings. Every time an opponent plays an opening I am not familiar with, I look if you have a video addressing the opening. And most of the times you do! :). Thanks!
NerdAngry Sweet! Great to hear :)
Very in-depth analysis and very informative. All of your opening videos are gems.
(2/2) Here is an example continuation: 11...Qe8 12.Nf3 g5 13.Nd3. Unfortunately bringing the queen to h5 actually does not yield much because White is not actually vulnerable on the h2-square. h2-h3 is always possible as a reply to …Ng4, and in any case, White will soon be bringing another knight to e5 (Nfe5) which also covers the g4 square. Therefore, Black’s attack does not proceed so smoothly and White seems to find himself with plenty of time to grow his strategic initiative.
Nice clear explanations of the basic strategies involved.
Thank you so much for this video! You are by far the most interesting opening teacher I have seen! The way you take time to explain (without going into too much depth) how and why a move is good or bad by exploring many ideas is phenomenal! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for the comment! It does seemed biased towards ideas for White, I agree. I personally enjoy (and have also enjoyed in the past) studying the most "accurate" lines for both sides. When it comes to analyzing an opening like the Dutch, I'm more interested to examine if and how White maintains an edge and I find this very instructive. Then the videos are, perhaps, a reflection of this style of thinking. Another instructor, -you-, may have a totally different spin!
Excellent question and discussion. In fact in my two tournament games where I've played against this system I played in that fashion but it does not seem that White has anything after this. The inclusion of the a4 & ...a5 makes White's queenside play really tricky to unfold.
Professionally developed video. Clear. Crisp. Your narration is amazing. It's informative and the included art helps assist visualisation. We're all eagerly waiting for your next video! Thank you Dereque.
just plugged it in, you're right, slight edge to White, but the static weakness on b3 doesn't give White much room to expand while Black has K-side space
(1/2) This is an excellent question! I learned a lot from pondering it and looking into some games. In fact the move 11...Qe8 appears to be quite natural, combined with some ...g5 and ...Qh5 in the future.
Today I was looking for videos that explain how to play against the stonewall, and this is the best one.
Thank you for your explanation, nice video!!
Excellent, glad you found it useful! Thank you!! :)
You have so much class!! I really love your channel and i have been recommending it to my friends. You need to be fully recognized on your very unique presentation.
Also, be careful about the "human eyes" point. I see no problem with a knight on a3, so this may be your own perception! In fact, the knight plays Na3-c2-e1-d3 (or f3) eventually coming to support of e5 anyway.
It can be said that its possible to reach Stonewall other ways then starting with f5.
for example...
1. d4 d5
2 c4 c6
3 Nc3 d6
4 e3 f5
after this, black develops his light pieces.
4 e3 is a common way for white to avoid Noteboom. If entering Stonewall this way white tends to not fianchetto the bishop.
+perkalov :)
Good eyes! Some discussion of this is listed below. Essentially inclusion of a4 (and usually ...a5 on Black's part) significantly devalues the exchange anyhow since the queenside pawns are in a disadvantageous position.
Dereque, you're a very charming chess teacher and I like the clear design of
your videos.
This opening...I have to say, playing Stonewall Dutch is like being bondaged
by a massiv german domina.
Thanks, Glad you're enjoying the videos! :)
playing or playing against?
if you don't like plaing against the Scandinavian defense, try going for the blackmar-diemer gambit. Usually a Scandinavian player is less experienced in handling that opening. I like the English attack against the Sicilian najdorh or the grand prix attack. You can also try out the smith-mora gambit.
the Stonewall Dutch is my favirote defence against reti the english and d4
I used to play d4, Nf3, g3, Bg2 against the Stonewall Dutch, but now after seeing this video I realize that the move order you proposed is better, :)
excellent illustration and explanation. I do wish you would make another one talking more about the c4 c5 lines. You replied below about c5 to repel the bishop being dangerous but it would be interesting to see what lines result from a premature black capture there as well as white c5
Thank you once again for presenting a chess opening and analysis so clearly, Dereque.
Thank you! Very much appreciated :) Thank you for watching!! :)
I am really enjoying these videos... I am playing chess from childhood but these information has enhanced my skills as I was not having much idea about openings. So thanks buddy & keep it up (y) :)
Watch & play a whole lot of games and you'll see similarities and themes -- There are a ton of combinations, but they all start with the same setup which is why openings get studied. Endgames leave few pieces to work with, so they have their own strategies depending on what is vs. what. The middle game is the deep strategy. Lots of playing will make strategies and techniques make a lot more sense.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy the videos
i used to play alot more but now iv been trying to get my son interested in chess but it hardly holds up to video games these days but im not gonna let them win. on the other hand as a kid when my friends an i played iv used these tactics but never knew their names or even that they had names its kinda cool to look at now that im older
Yes! We are playing around with a lot of app ideas. Try searching for my first name in the app store and you'll see one app and the direction it is headed. Perhaps you'll find some aspect of it useful.
Great to hear! Not sure what you're referring to? As far as I know there no openings known as the Stonewall beginning with 1.e4 e5 nor 1.e4 Nf6 ... ?
Stonewall defense as black vs London system??
I agree with you there in one regard: I very frequently find myself in vastly superior positions, whether in the opening, mid-game or endgame (especially when playing fischer random games to avoid opening theory and play more the positional ideas). But due to my lack of calculation I cannot do the hardest thing in chess: "win a won game." (Forgot who said that...)
I just got into chess a couple months ago, so I appreciate this channel greatly! Your explanations are super clear. Thank you! *Subscribed
Thank you thank you! :)
I know! I find myself much more of a positional player than tactical (though very poor at it because my calculation abilities are beyond poor...) and at first those knights seemed strange. But after he moved the second to d2 and you start to see the dance of the knights unfold... wow! Just wow!
these videos are truly helpful, thanks for the upload and keep up the good work :)
3:35 yeah, yeah - that vulnerability of the pawn on F5 is really hilarious. :D
:)
Try the Patzer variation against the Scandinavian.
Thank you! Really glad to hear you are finding the videos enjoyable :)
I trasitioned into the hanham from the English opening against my opponent! was very effective. Maybe we can get some insight on this on your channel sometime!
Yes! Excellent! Intuition, understanding of the game, pattern recognition, knowledge. Calculation usually can't function very well without these things. I'd much rather play against an opponent who had amazing calculation but very little understanding of the game rather than someone who had impeccable feeling for the game but could only see 1 or 2 moves ahead. Wherever you see a calculation mistake is it not often a mistake of chess feeling/intuition as well?
Excellent video, very instructive. Thank you for such informative and enjoyable videos. One question though at 7:20 can't white just play cxd5 destroying the stonewall formation?
Glad you found it instructive! You can think of this exchange as simply trading the c4-pawn for the e6-pawn .. Black's e6-pawn is actually part of the drawback of his formation. The exchange cxd5 allows Black to keep the basic formation of pawns on d5 and f5 (clamping the crucial e4 square) intact while simultaneously giving new scope to Black's light-squared bishop and perhaps more importantly opening the e-file which should definitely come in handy for Black with an eventual ...Re8. In comparison, White stands to gain less from the open c-file.
Dereque Kelley and why would you at that same point not move your bishop to f4 right away to prevent black from moving his bishop to d6?
Sir at 9:37 if white move 1.c5 ;
then after that 1. Be7
2. b4,b6 3. a3,a5 4. Bb2 white is doing very nice on the board due to c5 i am not able to find a correct opening against d4 ;
which move do you think is a correct alternative to c5 in dutch and in almost all d4 openings
Speaking generally ... The advance of the pawn to the c5-square is beneficial only inasmuch as it can be later followed up with queenside expansion such as bringing the b-pawn all the way to b5, and/or infiltrating the b6-square/b-file to some positive effect. If White doesn't profit from these kind of plans immediately than he will regret having slackened the tension in the center. For example, it is easier for Black to achieve ...e5 under a variety of conditions after White has played c4-c5 since cxd5 is no longer available and the c5-pawn itself can be vulnerable to capture when it is undermined via ...e5. Each concrete position will be different though, of course.
I knew something about this variation and sometime I tried to play with white. The real big problem for me is when black starts the game as a slav defence. In this case he can play stonewall when my knight is already in f3. For example after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 the main move for black is consdered to be 3...Nf6 (after which I play 4.e3) but after 3...e6 4.e3 one of my opponent played 4...f5 and that was a bad surprise for me, because my knight is already in f3.
Nope - the f-pawn's early advance changes the game in important ways. Check out this channel's other video on the Dutch for a run-down of ...g6 & ...Bg7 in the Dutch which is known as the "Leningrad Dutch"
This is broad question with a broad answer. There are plenty of ways to learn more. Feeling not-so-bright is a feeling I share when I work on chess too. What if you put stupidity and smartness aside and ask what (if anything!) you enjoy about the game and do more of that? And take baby steps!
Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying the videos :)
Thanks man. Hopefully I can get to 12-1500 level in a month. Just having a problem playing against the Scandinavia and Sicilian.
Awesome vid man, both instructive and entertaining! Great job!
I would like to hear your opinion on the Stonewall Attack, or a whole video would be nice!
Im so happy i found your channel, cheers from Chile :)
in the subtitles, it says there are no methods to deal with the Staunton gambit, but I think he says "known" methods
Thank you! The request for the Bird is noted. I've heard this many times!
At 12:00 why does Black not play d5xc4? Thanks for the awesome videos, I really like the way you explain the ideas behind the openings, Thanks!
PS. Would you consider selling your openings on a DVD? I'm part of a chess club where a number of players do not have easy access to the internet but most probably do have DVD players.
+Garron Fish I also wonder why not d5xc4. Great video, as usual!!
+Spee Kosloff Oh whoops. Because the queen wins the pawn right back.
These ideas were very well explained -- thank you, Dereque!
+Dan O'Hanlon Thank you! :)
Oh man! I almost wrote you more before but I understood you hadn't really asked for an opinion on this matter. If you are interested I'd be very delighted to share more.
I absolutely love your videos! Keep up the good work :]
Hi dereque,
all your videos are great, so when will you make more?
First of all, thanks for making these videos, they are very well made, both explanation and analysis as well as production value.
I have a question about the Stonewall Dutch. It'd be nice if you could explain why white doesn't play pawn to c5 to hinder the bishop of playing to d6 and clogging up the black position. This pawn could be defended with b5 and, if that gets attacked a6. I'm sure there are good reasons why this move isn't played, but I can't refute it in my games.
So what I got from this video-lesson it looks like the opening isn't very adviseable for black since white stood better at the end?
I play sicilian against 1. e4 but I'm still looking for a decent opening against 1. d4.
Thank You for these. Excellent videos sir. Can you recommend any ebooks on (in ibooks hopefully) regarding principles & chess openings and where they're variations can lead to? (Maybe you can create some digital ebooks with moving pieces using apples iauthor for interactive books not just static. I'll gladly buy. Hope you look into it. Thanks again for these gems sir.
Thank you for the suggestion!
I find most chess books pretty challenging to read unless it is mostly for entertainment and absorbing ideas. I am working right now on a project that I hope will be very similar to what you're requesting but alas we may not be able to complete it :-( Let's hope for the best!
Thanks, man. Really clear and comprehensive. You've earned yourself a new subscriber!
+electricmaster23 Great to hear! Thank you!
Have seen some of your vids. Enjoying them so far. I wonder if you have the stonewall beginning with e4 e5 or e4 nf5. I am fond of this opening.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video
you seem like such a nice guy. nice videos. keep up the good work!
You bet! Glad you found the video interesting :)
Derque ,ur videos are really informative
very nice and instructive video thanks. I got problems with white playing against the dutch. One thing you maybe not explained is what should white do if blacks knight moves to e4? I got in big trouble at some games i played. Thanks
It is a complicated subject depending on the situation but many times you should be able to kick it eventually with f2-f3 if you have not already advanced the pawn beyond the f3 square. Good luck with this! Always look up master games in the subject and see what they have done! That is one suggestion! :)
Glad you enjoy it!
Ah yes! In this case (after 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.Bxf6) 3...gxf6? is very disadvantageous because the g-pawn is needed to protect the king's diagonal e8-h5 (by playing ...g6 if White ever played Qh5+). In this case, White can immediately exploit the weakened diagonal with 4.e4! winning material and gaining a sizeable advantage. (4...fxe4? 5.Qh5#, 4...h5 5.Be2!, 4...e6 5.Qh5+ Ke7 6.exf5)
Looks a little tricky for black in the opening. Trying to prevent double pawns.
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Exelent video, how about the inverted Hanham opening i think its C44 int the ECO
I'm an English Opening player (or rather: a poor dabbler in it :)), so I find this video very interesting for the white pieces dislocation ideas. There's not an awful lot of players trying Dutch at my level, I guess--not to mention that Dutch isn't much of a response to c4 :)--but it's nice to consider some options for the deployment of the knights. In case black should try to be inventive :).
I think Dereque prefers the King over the Queen, if you know what I mean.
after a4?! Black should play ...Bxa3 asap and a5 0-0 b6 Bb7 setup with a slight edge due to poor white co-ordination
You often show pawns capturing away from the center, I thought there was a useful rule to capture toward the center. Is this to keep the pawns connected? You show a capture with the E pawn as opposed to the G pawn in this video, is this so that the H pawn is not isolated?
This is a very instructive video but, forgive me for saying this, isn't it somewhat biased towards ideas for white? g3/bg2 isn't so common at lower levels, giving rise to Bxh2 sacrifices, or potent king-side attacks with Ne4, Rf8-f6-h6, Qh4 or Qd8-e8-h5, etc.
Derequue, are you going to make iPhone/iPad apps? I don't use Windows 8 that much but love your apps!
Wow, thanks for that interesting introduction into the Stonewall Defense. What a novel idea is the move Nh3 for white. This opening has potential for wrecking a few general opening tenets. A knight on the rim at h3, and taking black's unmoved knight on it's home square of b8. I like it, for white. I'm not sure I'd like it as black.
GroggyNoggin he is way to biased towards white, the Icelandic variation fixes all of black's problems
Thanks for suggesting the Icelandic variation vs. white, Sahit.
I wonder about that too when I see any segments from the videos. Just look at how I'm standing!
How about pushing the pawn to h6 to prevent whites dark bishop from moving to g5?
This is a fine and popular idea. However, it is not too big of a nuisance for White - After Bh4 ...g5 White can often play e3 or e4 threatening checkmate.
Can you go over the Stonewall Attack for White?
+Dr Dank Thanks for the suggestion! :)
Question.. Why not answer Black's Bd6 with C5? Wouldn't that force black's bishop from his ideal square?
Good question! Anytime White plays c4-c5 he is taking pressure off of the d5-pawn and simultaneously creating a fixed pawn chain that is easy to attack. Therefore after Black retreats the bishop (presumably to c7) he can later strike with ...e5 or ...b6 and start breaking down White's advantage. c4-c5 will actually generally prove be a serious strategic mistake for this reason.
+Dereque Kelley would you say that the c4-c5 push plays into blacks hand by strengthening the stonewall formation and giving black more time to develop his pieces?
The various e7 to f6 captures in the first 3 minutes of the video. You use the e pawn to capture the bishop on f6. I was just curious if this was because using the G pawn would then isolate the H pawn? and this would be bad, or would there be an advantage of recapturing with the G pawn?
Sorry, I'm not sure where you're referring to...
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video
ruling out the a3 exchange of dark squared bishops? What about a4
Very useful, thanks! I think you convinfer me to try out this Nh3 deal :-)
Just after this, I won a game against a player 400ELO (on chesscube) higher than me. Granted he wasn't paying too much attention and blundered, but guess what? I was playing the english and I have never had such a strong game because I was able to make the best of each piece. I just made problems and the tactics resolved themselves :D
thanks pal, nice presentation. i loved it
maxis brian You bet!
I like the Dutch so much.
can you make a video on how to play stonewall opening
Glad you enjoyed it!